Patient Engagement

‘Critical care in critical settings – the human factor makes the difference’ was the theme of the recent HIMSS Dutch Community webinar that was moderated by Conchita Kleijweg, manager expertisecentrum Nictiz. Dave Tjan, intensivist and medical manager Acute Care at Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei, Joyce Simons, senior managing consultant healthcare at Berenschot and Robert Stegwee, strategic consultant for Health IT, shared their valuable insights around their experiences.

Eight health tech companies, selected by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, will present their solutions at the event. The technology on display will include innovations in medical device manufacturing, remote medical treatment systems and medical software.

The new triage tool was developed by Sana Digital, the innovation arm of Sana Kliniken AG, in cooperation with the startup Infermedica that brought its already existing version of a Symptom Checker into the cooperation. 

Eye clinic visits have declined sharply in the COVID-19 era of social distancing, threatening the sight of thousands of people with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Remote vision monitoring technology could be critical for supporting this vulnerable population.

Also, Switzerland’s Health n Go blockchain health certificate app shows the effectiveness of digitally delivered health certificates.

The VirtualCheckup program combines telemedicine, clinical diagnostics, and COVID-19 and depression screenings to offer users preventive care.

Humana and Salesforce also plan to develop healthcare solutions using the Healthcare Innovation Lab, based in Humana's studio_h in Boston.

In a study, researchers also found this telemonitoring reduced hypertension more than usual care.

Clark County Rehabilitation and Living Center is using FCC award funds to expand its Polycom device-based program to keep patients on schedule with mental health and general care.

Using the Mount Sinai De-Identified COVID-19 database, researchers examined information from more than 52,000 unique patients who sought care between March and May.